The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-09-13

respectable little feet, consisting Of his own
Vessei and two captured sloops From that
iime he was actively engaged in the making Of
American history in his small way.
he inst appeared off the bar OF Charleston
hafDof, TO the no small excitement Of tho
worthy town Of that ilk, and there he lay for
hVc or six days, blockading the port and stop
ping incoming and outgoing vessels at his
pleasure so that for the time the commerce Of
the province was entirely Iaralyzed. All the
vessels so stopped lac held as prizes and all
tho crews and passengers among the latter Of
whom was more than one provincial worthy Of
the day retained as though they were prison
ers OF war
And il was n mighty awkward thing for tho
good folk OF Charleston to behold day after
day black flag with its white skull aud cross
bones tiuttcring at the fore Of the pirate cap
tam craft, over across the level stretch Of
green salinarshes and it was nightly unpleas-
ant, too, to know that this or that prominent
citizen WAS crowded down with the other
prisoners under the matches
becoming tired Of an inactive life, Black
beard aitcrward resumed his piratical career.
lie cIused around in the rivers and inlets and
sounds OF North Carolina for while, ruling
me foost, ana with never one to say HIM
nay, until there was no bearing with such a
pest any longer SO they sent a deput9tion up
to the governor Of Virginia asking if he would
be pleased to help them in their trouble.
There were two men-of-War lying ~ Kicque-
the governor Of Virginia applied, and plucky
Lieutenant Maynard Of the Pearl was sent to
Ocracoke inlet 10 fight this pirate who ruled it
down there SO like the cock OF a walk. There
he found blackboard waiting for him and as
ready for fight as eYerthe lieutenant himself
could be. Fight they did and while il lasted
1t was as pretty piece oil business of its kind
as ono could wish to see. Blackboard drained
glass OF grog. wishing the lieuten-
ant luck in getting aboard Of him,
BTOHdgilg q
ionienant's men ont Of existence and totally
crippled one Of his little sloops for the balance
Of the light. After that, and under cover Of
The smoke, the pirate and his men boarded
the other sloop, and then followed fine old
fashioned hand-to-hand conflict hetwixt him
and the lieutenant First they fired their pis-
tpIs, and then they took to it with cutlasses--
r2ht LEFT, mp and down, cut and slash--until
The llcutcnant's cutlass broke short off at the
hut Then blackboard would have finished
INN OH handsomely, only up steps one of the
leuicnantB men and fetchcs him great slash
over the neck 50 that the lieutenant came off
with no more hurt than cut across the
knuck les.
AT the very first discharge Of their pistols
blackboard had been shot through the body,
put he was not for giving up for that-not he.
AS sad before, lac was of tho true roaring,
raging breed OF pirates and stood up to 1t until
he received twenty more cutlass cuts and five
additional shots, and then fell dead while try
ing TO lire oil an empty pistol. After Chat tho
lieutenant cut off the pirates head and sailed
away in triumph with the bloody tro-
ply nailed to the bow Of his battered sloop